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GH and Catabolic States

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Growth Hormone

Part of the book series: Endocrine Updates ((ENDO,volume 4))

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Abstract

Accelerated weight loss, associated with a decrease in body fat and skeletal muscle mass characterizes the metabolic response to catabolic illness. While these events are commonly observed in patients who have sustained extensive injury or severe infection, similar responses have been described in individuals with other disorders such as multiple organ systems failure, patients with chronic obstructive lung disease, those with AIDS and individuals undergoing extensive chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer.1

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  1. From the Laboratories for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, UK

    Douglas Wilmore M.D.

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  1. Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

    Bengt-Åke Bengtsson M.D.

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Wilmore, D. (1999). GH and Catabolic States. In: Bengtsson, BÅ. (eds) Growth Hormone. Endocrine Updates, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5163-8_21

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